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Mendota Elementary School

1979 Summit Ln
Saint Paul, MN 55118
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Serving 358 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Mendota Elementary School ranks in the top 1% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 1%, and reading proficiency is top 1%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 85-89% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 46%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75-79% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).
The student-teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 40% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Prekindergarten-4
  • Enrollment: 358 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 28%
  • : Top 1% in MN
  • : 85-89% (Top 1%)
  • : 75-79% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Mendota Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 1%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 1%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)

School Overview

Mendota Elementary School's student population of 358 students has declined by 9% over five school years.
The teacher population of 31 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.
Awards
 Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2006
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-4
(No virtual instruction)

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeMendota Elementary School
Kind58
171
274
373
482
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Total Students
358 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1989-2025)

YearMendota Elementary School
2025358
2024372
2023392
2022378
2021397
2020423
2019428
2018395
2017395
2016388
2015371
2014352
2013323
2012307
2011317
2010332
2009356
2008363
2007346
2006359
2005344
2004351
2003385
2002400
2001409
2000419
1999413
1998422
1997644
1996622
1995617
1994612
1993605
1992570
1991559
1990428
1989337
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Total Classroom Teachers
31 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1992-2025)

YearMendota Elementary School
202531
20243
202331
202233
202129
202026
201927
201825
201725
201626
201526
201424
201321
201218
201119
201021
200923
200823
200721
200622
200524
200418
200325
200225
200127
200026
199933
199733
199630
199529
199429
199328
199227
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School Rankings

Mendota Elementary School ranks within the top 1% of all 1,773 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Mendota Elementary School is 0.47, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.60. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms
This School
State Level (MN)
#12 out of 1773 schools
(Top 1%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)

YearMendota Elementary School
2023#12
2022#10
2021#23
2019#141
2018#244
2017#270
2016#111
2015#123
2014#120
2013#224
2012#42
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85-89%
46%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
202387%46%45%
202287%45%42%
202187%45%42%
201977%56%55%
201877%58%58%
201777%59%59%
201687%60%61%
201587%61%59%
201482%61%54%
201377%61%54%
201287%62%58%
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75-79%
51%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
202277%51%54%
202172%53%54%
201972%59%60%
201867%60%58%
201767%61%61%
201672%60%61%
201572%60%60%
201472%59%59%
201367%58%57%
201292%76%73%
201187%74%72%
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Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1993-2025)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
202512:113:1
202313:116:113:1
202211:116:114:1
202114:116:115:1
202016:116:117:1
201916:116:117:1
201816:116:116:1
201716:116:116:1
201615:116:115:1
201514:116:116:1
201415:116:116:1
201316:116:117:1
201217:116:117:1
201117:116:116:1
201016:116:116:1
200916:116:116:1
200816:117:116:1
200716:117:116:1
200616:117:116:1
200514:117:116:1
200420:117:117:1
200315:117:115:1
200216:117:116:1
200115:117:116:1
200016:116:117:1
199913:115:114:1
199720:118:117:1
199621:118:118:1
199521:118:119:1
199421:118:119:1
199322:118:119:1
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American Indian
2%
2%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1998-2024)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
20241%2%2%
20232%2%2%
20222%2%1%
20211%2%1%
20201%2%2%
20191%2%2%
20081%3%2%
19981%2%1%
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Asian
3%
7%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
20243%7%3%
20233%7%3%
20221%7%4%
20212%7%4%
20201%7%4%
20191%7%4%
20182%7%4%
20172%7%4%
20162%7%4%
20153%6%5%
20144%6%5%
20134%6%5%
20126%7%5%
20117%6%5%
20104%6%5%
20094%6%5%
20083%6%5%
20073%6%5%
20063%6%5%
20053%5%5%
20044%5%5%
20034%5%5%
20023%5%5%
20014%5%5%
20005%5%6%
19994%5%5%
19985%4%5%
19976%4%5%
19965%4%5%
19956%4%4%
19946%4%4%
19936%3%4%
19927%3%3%
19915%3%3%
19904%3%2%
19892%3%2%
19882%3%2%
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Hispanic
8%
12%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1992-2024)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
20248%12%29%
20238%11%28%
20227%10%27%
20218%10%27%
20208%9%26%
20199%9%26%
201810%9%27%
201710%9%27%
20169%9%27%
201510%9%27%
20147%8%26%
20136%8%26%
20126%7%25%
20114%7%23%
20102%7%21%
20094%6%20%
20085%6%18%
20074%6%17%
20065%5%16%
20055%5%15%
20044%4%13%
20033%4%11%
20022%4%10%
19991%3%6%
19983%2%7%
19973%2%7%
19963%2%6%
19953%2%6%
19942%2%5%
19932%2%5%
19922%1%4%
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Black
8%
12%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2024)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
202410%12%13%
20237%12%13%
20226%12%13%
20216%11%13%
20206%11%11%
20194%11%11%
20185%11%10%
20175%11%10%
20164%10%9%
20154%10%8%
20144%10%8%
20134%9%8%
20126%9%8%
20113%9%8%
20105%10%10%
20096%10%11%
20085%9%10%
20073%9%9%
20064%8%10%
20053%8%9%
20043%8%7%
20032%7%7%
20022%7%6%
20011%7%5%
19991%5%4%
19981%6%5%
19973%5%5%
19962%5%5%
19952%4%4%
19942%4%4%
19932%4%3%
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White
72%
60%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
202472%61%46%
202373%62%47%
202277%63%48%
202176%64%49%
202078%66%50%
201978%66%50%
201877%67%53%
201777%67%53%
201680%68%55%
201579%69%55%
201480%71%56%
201382%72%56%
201280%73%58%
201183%74%59%
201089%75%62%
200986%76%63%
200886%76%65%
200790%77%67%
200688%79%68%
200589%79%70%
200489%80%73%
200391%81%75%
200293%82%78%
200195%83%80%
200095%84%83%
199994%85%84%
199890%86%82%
199788%87%82%
199690%87%84%
199589%88%85%
199490%88%86%
199390%89%88%
199288%90%90%
199190%91%90%
199094%91%93%
198998%91%94%
198898%91%94%
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Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
7%
7%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2024)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
20246%6%7%
20237%6%7%
20227%6%7%
20217%6%6%
20206%5%7%
20197%5%7%
20186%4%6%
20176%4%6%
20165%4%5%
20154%4%5%
20145%3%5%
20134%3%4%
20122%2%3%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.47
0.60

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1988-2025)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
20250.470.61
20240.470.600.68
20230.450.590.68
20220.400.580.68
20210.410.570.68
20200.380.540.66
20190.380.540.66
20180.390.530.64
20170.390.530.64
20160.350.520.62
20150.370.510.61
20140.350.480.62
20130.320.470.61
20120.360.450.60
20110.310.440.59
20100.210.420.56
20090.260.410.56
20080.250.410.54
20070.190.400.51
20060.220.370.51
20050.210.370.48
20040.210.350.44
20030.170.340.41
20020.130.320.37
20010.100.310.34
20000.100.290.30
19990.120.280.29
19980.180.260.31
19970.210.240.31
19960.190.230.29
19950.210.230.28
19940.190.220.24
19930.190.210.21
19920.220.190.19
19910.180.160.18
19900.120.160.14
19880.000.160.11
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Eligible for Free Lunch
20%
34%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1993-2025)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
202520%34%
202421%36%38%
202317%35%37%
202210%26%29%
202110%26%30%
202012%28%33%
201911%28%33%
201812%30%29%
201712%30%29%
201613%31%32%
20159%31%31%
201413%31%34%
201312%31%33%
201211%30%32%
201110%29%30%
201012%28%30%
200912%25%26%
200810%24%25%
200711%23%22%
20067%23%21%
20059%22%21%
20047%21%17%
20036%20%15%
20023%19%9%
20013%18%10%
20004%18%12%
19993%19%12%
19983%19%10%
19972%19%10%
19963%19%12%
19952%18%11%
19942%18%10%
19934%17%10%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
7%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)

YearMendota Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWest St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
20255%7%
20245%7%8%
20234%8%10%
20222%6%7%
20211%6%8%
20201%8%8%
20193%8%8%
20184%8%8%
20174%8%8%
20162%7%9%
20153%7%8%
20142%7%8%
20132%7%7%
20122%7%7%
20115%8%9%
20107%8%8%
20094%8%8%
20084%8%8%
20073%7%9%
20064%7%8%
20052%7%8%
20044%7%8%
20034%7%7%
20023%7%5%
20013%7%6%
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School District Name
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mendota Elementary School's ranking?
Mendota Elementary School is ranked #12 out of 1,773 schools, which ranks it among the top 1% of public schools in Minnesota.
What schools are Mendota Elementary School often compared to?
Mendota Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Somerset Elementary School by visitors of our site.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
85-89% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 46% MN state average), while 75-79% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% MN state average).
How many students attend Mendota Elementary School?
358 students attend Mendota Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
72% of Mendota Elementary School students are White, 8% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Black, 7% of students are Two or more races, 3% of students are Asian, and 2% of students are American Indian.
What is the student-teacher ratio of Mendota Elementary School?
Mendota Elementary School has a student ration of 12:1, which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 13:1.
What grades does Mendota Elementary School offer ?
Mendota Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-4 (No virtual instruction).
What school district is Mendota Elementary School part of?
Mendota Elementary School is part of West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan School District.

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Prekindergarten-4
  • Enrollment: 358 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 28%
  • : Top 1%
  • : 85-89% (Top 1%)
  • : 75-79% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

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